Account Director (AD) / Senior Account Director (SAD)

New York City, NY (Remote)

$110K/yr – $140K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-account strategy and crisis narrative work for tech PR with a focus on enterprise audiences, expansion into new business, and building leadership-capable teams.

  • Client Strategy & Counsel: Shape senior-level direction and long-range PR plans across high-profile accounts.
  • Media & Integrated Strategy: Craft long-horizon media, analyst, and social strategies with elite editorial control.
  • Team Leadership & Talent Development: Hire, coach, and scale teams, driving professional development and performance improvements.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Strategy & Counsel: Serve as a trusted lead across high-profile accounts, providing high-level strategic direction to senior client executives. Develop long-term PR plans aligned with client business objectives and confidently navigate difficult conversations or productive client pushback when necessary.
  • Crisis & Narrative Excellence: Act as a trusted source during client crises by conducting risk assessments and drafting proactive communications. Interview executives to build robust thought leadership platforms and translate complex technical innovations into media-friendly narratives.
  • Portfolio Management & Business Operations: Take accountability for account health, revenue forecasting, and resource allocation to optimize team utilization and minimize over/under-service. Oversee client contracts, KPIs, and monthly/annual scopes of work.
  • Media & Integrated Strategy: Build sophisticated, long-term media and engagement strategies spanning media, analyst, and social landscapes. Maintain absolute editorial quality control across the portfolio and leverage a strong network of established relationships across Tier-1 national business and trade media.
  • Organic Growth: Proactively identify expansion opportunities within your current roster to drive organic business development and maintain high client retention rates.
  • Team Leadership & Talent Development: Directly manage, coach, and inspire team members, establishing clear professional goals and delivering targeted training to upskill junior and mid-level practitioners.
  • Innovation & Agency Leadership (SAD Level): Lead teams in adopting emerging PR technologies and alternative communication channels, while expanding leadership footprints into global PR management.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive PR and marketing experience, with significant experience in a corporate communications or digitally minded PR client leadership role
  • At least two years of experience explicitly operating as the strategic account lead for multiple complex clients
  • Deep experience working within the Enterprise Tech sector, with the ability to seamlessly translate technical capabilities to a broad audience
  • A proven track record of securing Tier-1 national business and industry trade opportunities
  • 10-12+ years of progressive agency and/or in-house communications marketing experience, with extensive experience leading teams and managing high-profile accounts. Global account management experience navigating international media landscapes is highly preferred
  • Proven capability to take loose executive direction and independently build meaningful, multi-layered strategies and plans for clients
  • Strong, advanced understanding of agency operations, budget management, resource allocation, and team utilization constraints
  • Comfortably lead difficult staff conversations, troubleshoot team challenges alongside HR, and confidently develop and execute Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) when necessary

Benefits

  • Robust benefits program
  • Unlimited vacation with PTO minimums
  • Unlimited sick leave
  • 401k with company match
  • Monthly mental health stipend, 2 ‘NOPE’ days/year, and quarterly wellness challenges
  • Profit-sharing program
  • Workplace flexibility
  • Professional learning and development
  • 6-month paid parental leave
  • Transit benefits
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SourceCode Communications

The idea for SourceCode came about in 2017, written on the back of a napkin, over a drink or two (ok... definitely two) in a dingy bar in downtown San Francisco after tech PR industry veterans Greg Mondshein and Rebecca (Becky) Honeyman felt it was their time to do things a bit differently. Setting out to fix what they felt was broken in tech PR, the pair launched SourceCode with the mission of evolving public relations and marketing communications by bringing together data and insights, creative thinking, and a healthy dose of humanity.SourceCode has continued to rise the ranks, earning the agency a reputation for executing creative, needle-moving client campaigns and being one of the PR industry’s best places to work – accolades that have earned the agency more than 50 awards to date.In 2022, SourceCode officially expanded its service offerings to encompass creative and digital capabilities, solidifying the agency as a fully integrated partner for its growing roster of clients. In 2023, SourceCode opened its doors in London, marking its first official step toward global expansion.Beyond its client work, SourceCode is committed to inspiring and enabling brands, communities, and individuals to grow and change the world, building a brighter, bolder future for us all. The agency invests significantly to champion equity, social justice, and sustainable, environmentally-friendly growth, infusing our work and relationships with empathy and real human understanding. This commitment includes the operation of the Diversity Marketing Consortium, a NYS 501c3 organization that provides pro bono marketing services to diverse and underrepresented startup founders, being a member of the Clean Creatives, and achieving B-Corp certification.As SourceCode enters its next phase of growth, our mission remains to keep humanity at the center of everything we do and advise clients no matter what technological changes the future may bring.

Founded in 2017
New York, New Mexico, USA
51 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
43.3%
Referral
8.9%
Social
12.4%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~51

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (18% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
2.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

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